April 17, 2015
Want your employees to do yoga? Just make sure there's a reasonable alternative
Plenty of employers breathed a sigh of relief after a proposed federal rule change gave some stability to companies navigating the legal twists and turns of workplace wellness programs.
That’s because, while offering biometric testing or wellness challenges for employees to curb health costs is encouraged by the Affordable Care Act, companies have seen other businesses slapped with federal discrimination lawsuits in recent months over those very programs.
On Thursday, the Equal Employment Opportunity…